As a new pedagogical model for thesis preparation at the University of Michigan's Taubman College, a group of graduate students designed and built this intervention of an under-utilized site in Detroit. Critically examining the standard CMU-infill as a means to secure enclosure, this spatial skin reinterprets this function while also acting as a threshold for openness, views and light mediation.

As-Built team:  Andrew Anand, Andrew Aulerich, Andrew McCarthy, Andrew Stern, Ashley Goe, Brenna Williams, Justin Mast, Kurt Schleicher, Lauren Bebry, Lauren Vasey, Matthew Nickel and Ning Wang

As-Built critics: Cathlyn Newell and Maciej P Kaczynski